# Posting Instructions or Posting String?

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/posting-instructions-or-posting-string/15047>\
**Category:** Lead Capture Tools\
**Created:** [June 28, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/posting-instructions-or-posting-string/15047 "2019-06-28T23:45:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sambretzmann](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sambretzmann/32/99949_2.png) [@sambretzmann](https://community.hubspot.com/u/sambretzmann)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/posting-instructions-or-posting-string/15047/1 "2019-06-28T23:45:37Z")

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Hi, my marketing company wants to automate sending leads into hubspot. He was asking for posting instructions or a posting string. He said it should just be a URL. All it needs to do is send the leads contact infomation into hubspot. I have been searching for the past 45 mins and am not quite sure I know what to do. Do I need to use an API? Webhooks? Is there a simple way to get a posting string?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Eastwood](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mike_eastwood/32/70075_2.png) [@Mike\_Eastwood](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Mike_Eastwood)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/posting-instructions-or-posting-string/15047/2 "2019-06-29T02:32:40Z")

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Hi @sambretzmann

Yes, it’s possible to ‘Post’ a Contact to a Form, here’s how:

[https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/methods/forms/submit\_form](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/methods/forms/submit_form)

You’ll need to set up a HubSpot Form that’s exactly the same as the form the data is from.

And, you’ll need to be really exact with the data formats e.g. date formats dd-mm-yyyy vs. mm-dd-yyyy (UK vs. US date format).

There’s quite a few other gotchas listed in the page.

I assume the person that asked you for the information is geeky enough to set it up for you… it’s not a trivial task (even though it appears simple).

Let me know if you need a translator from English to Geek, or Geek to English.

-Mike

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